A-Level Religious Studies · AQA Paper 2B Harlington School · Philosophy & Ethics

Migration & Religious Pluralism

One unit, one argument — told three times. Migration built a multi-faith Britain; exclusivism, inclusivism and Hick answer it in theology; and the law referees the space between conviction and respect.

The
big
question

Can many faiths share one society — and can only Christians be saved? What survives when conviction meets respect?

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The salvation spectrum

Every debate in this unit lines up on the same axis — from exclusive (one culture, one true faith) to plural (many cultures, many faiths, all valued). Pick a sub-topic, then tap a position to see what it claims and where it's strong or weak.

ExclusivePlural

Tap a circle — or use Tab and Enter — to explore each position.

The thread that ties it together

Top answers don't treat the three debates separately. Three ideas run through all of them — spot the thread and you're writing at the top of the mark scheme.

The exclusive → plural spectrum

Society (assimilation → pluralism), salvation (exclusivism → universalism) and law (one Church → freedom for all) run on the same axis. One spectrum, three arenas.

Central or peripheral?

The courts' test for religious expression — Eweida won her cross, Chaplin lost hers — is the unit's test for everything: what is ESSENTIAL to a faith, and what can flex?

The circularity problem

John 14:6 is quoted by the already-committed; the Sheep and the Goats is read both for and against Hick. Every position reads the texts it already trusts.

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The same question, three times

The unit splits into three debates. They look different, but each is really asking what the ritual — or the Church — actually does.

Sub-topic 1

Migration & Multicultural Britain

Can many faiths share one society?
AssimilationNewcomers adopt British culture — Powell's 1968 warning.
MulticulturalismEvery culture respected, protected and celebrated.
The lawArticle 18 → Article 9 → HRA 1998; limits at incitement and harm.
The debateEnrichment — or a society with nothing to hold it together?
Sub-topic 2

Attitudes to Other Faiths

Can only Christians be saved?
ExclusivismJohn 14:6 — 'No one comes to the Father except through me.'
InclusivismNostra Aetate: 'a ray of the Truth' in every faith.
Rahner'Anonymous Christians' — grace working through conscience.
The catch'No other name' — but 'God does not show favoritism'.
Sub-topic 3

Pluralism & Religious Freedom

Are all faiths equally true?
HickOne Real, many responses; in the end, everyone is saved.
The criticsGriffiths, the denominations, the faiths themselves — and Dawkins.
FreedomSeparation vs transformation; Eweida won, Chaplin lost.
The catchThe more equal the faiths, the harder to say why any one matters.
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Your resources

🎯 Practice and intervention for this unit · the Arena warm-up, the same question answered at D, C, B and A*, the four moves of your tier, timed writing with Coach Owl

Everything for the unit, in one place. Open a sub-topic's lesson, booklet and podcast, and use the Philosopher Companion across all three.

Teacher setup: links aren't set yet. Open this file, find the LINKS list near the bottom, and paste each SharePoint share link once. Buttons with no link show as “Link not set”.
Sub-topic 1

Migration & Multicultural Britain

▣Lesson deck↗ ✎Completion booklet↗ ♪Lesson podcast↗
Sub-topic 2

Attitudes to Other Faiths

▣Lesson deck↗ ✎Completion booklet↗ ♪Lesson podcast↗
Sub-topic 3

Pluralism & Religious Freedom

▣Lesson deck↗ ✎Completion booklet↗ ♪Lesson podcast↗
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How to revise this unit

Use your resources in this order. The Philosopher Companion is where you learn to plan both question types.

Watch the lesson & listen to the podcast

One podcast per sub-topic — a teacher and student talk each view through to a judgement. Annotate as you listen.

Complete the greyscale booklet

Read the given text, write the key claims in your own words, then decide the strength and weakness you'd give each view.

Match & apply the key terms

In the Companion: match each term to its meaning, then use it in a sentence. RAG-rate the mastery checklist with the three faces.

Plan AO1, then build AO2 on top

Use the Companion frameworks and the guidance-left / your-turn-right scaffolds. Never evaluate what you haven't first explained.

AO1 · Examine the views (10)
What it is — the factual chain: define the key terms, then set out each position in order and apply the evidence (e.g. the 2011 Census, John 14:6, Nostra Aetate, the birthplace argument).
Aim — explain the whole range accurately and neutrally. No judging yet.
AO2 · Evaluate the claim (15)
What it is — a three-paragraph dialectic: view, then evaluation → counter-evaluation → implication; mirror it; then judge.
Aim — weigh the views, use one as a lens on another, and reach a justified judgement that links back to your thesis.
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Watch: the whole unit in one go

A full review of Christianity, Migration & Religious Pluralism — multicultural Britain, attitudes to other faiths, and Hick. Best watched before you start revising, then again to check your recall.

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Teacher: paste the YouTube link in the VIDEO_URL line near the bottom of this file. The player then appears here automatically.

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Flashcards — test yourself

Flip a card to check yourself. Switch between key terms (term → meaning) and views (view → claim, strength & weakness), and filter by sub-topic.

Tap any card to flip ·